Sack of Alocen

The Sack of Alocen occurred in 1654 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654-1660 when England, using employed pirates and English Army troops, attacked Spain's island colony of Alocen in the Caribbean. The English galleon that landed the troops came under fire from a Spanish caravel, leading to the English troops on land shooting at the ship and the other English ships bombarding the caravel until it was destroyed. The English ships proceeded to pound the Spanish docks as the pirates and troops assaulted the civilians in the town, razing the buildings on the outskirts and killing all civilians in sight. The Spanish decided to surrender even before the English began to torch their town center, and the Spanish abandoned their colony. Alocen was the only rival colony to offer opposition to the English during the Port Morgan pirate raids of 1654, but all of the Spanish troops were killed.